World
Whisper it, but Qatar is winning this World Cup
So, we’re at about the halfway point in the 2022 Fifa World Cup and, while I’m delighted that England have…
A tale of two royal couples taking on America
When the incendiary story about Lady Susan Hussey’s ill-judged remarks broke this week, a detail that many were quick to…
How I became a morning person
For most of my life, I was a night owl. Up-and-at-‘em types would tease me for my sleeping-in habits. I’d…
Labour’s disturbing attitude to press freedom
Once in every generation the Labour party gets tired of losing elections and prepares for power by neutralising potential sources…
Why are we ignoring the GOP’s popular vote win?
The midterm bloodbath conservatives were salivating for devolved into, at best, a red tide. The Democrats held the Senate and…
Why is this student official apologising for being bio-essentialist?
Why do we need a Women’s Officer anyway? Wind back the clock about 35 years, and that question might have provoked 20…
The EU’s bid to control Hungary may backfire
To anyone looking in from the outside, the ongoing argument between Budapest and Brussels over EU subsidies, which flared up again…
The unbelievable narcissism of Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary
‘Why did you want to make this documentary?’ That is the question – over portentous piano chords – that begins…
Why do so many people now hate the Tories?
When Labour lost Hartlepool to the Tories in a parliamentary by-election 18 months ago, Keir Starmer was reported to have…
Have yourself a very basic Christmas
Humbug! I’ve written before in these pages about how much I loathe Christmas. It’s not just Christmas though: with the exception…
Madison Cawthorn is right about metrosexuals on social media
Madison Cawthorn, the one-hit-wonder congressman from North Carolina who was defeated in his primary earlier this year, used his final…
The media’s latest ‘get Trump quick’ scheme
“I think the former president is a spent political force.” So wrote New York Times columnist Bret Stephens of Donald…
Why the Good Law Project lost – again
The Good Law Project (GLP) has lost again. But the lessons from this particular loss touch on a deeper problem…
In defence of Lady Susan Hussey
Lady Susan Hussey resigned from the Royal household yesterday after 60 years of loyal service to King and Country. Lady…
When will Covid fraud catch up with Rishi Sunak?
Remember Rishi-mania? It came around the time of the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme, which was designed to help…
The Palace has treated Lady Hussey cruelly
On the Lady Susan Hussey affair – is anyone else more horrified by the Palace’s behaviour than Lady Hussey’s? Yes,…
House prices fall (again) – but is it the time to buy?
House prices have fallen for the second month in a row, according to Nationwide – following wider predictions of a…
Will the end of zero Covid be the real legacy of the World Cup?
You often hear about ‘legacy’ when international sporting tournaments come around. It’s a weasel word used by the organisers to…
Did the Cold War ever end?
Vladimir Putin turned seventy on October 7, but Garry Kasparov was not in the mood for a celebration. The Russian…
The death of Jiang ‘the toad’ – and memories of a more open China
It is a measure of the dark places Xi Jinping is taking China politically and economically that the rule of…
The office Christmas party is back with a vengeance
I’m bad at Christmas. I hate turkey, wrapping presents and the idea of forced, planned-out fun. My family — mostly —…
The generation gap over J.K. Rowling
I’ve often thought that a candid fly-on-the-wall documentary about the production of the Harry Potter films would be considerably more…
Pests overrun the House of Commons
Who’d want to work in parliament eh? The roof is leaking and the toilets don’t work, the floor is damaged…
Why is the US economy doing better than ours?
The US entered recession earlier than the UK and Europe, and suffered its inflation surge earlier too, so it was…
The Trump transaction is now over
Donald Trump has struck again. Just as the GOP was finally shifting attention away from its anemic midterms performance, there…
